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He219
07-10-2004, 03:52 PM
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/b018b0988a9570ec85256ecd00288c08/$FILE/French%201.jpg

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- A French commando keeps a watchful eye during a July 1 training exercise here with sailors from Detachment 20 of the U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit Eight.
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CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- Ashville, N.C., native Petty Officer 1st Class Lance D. Landers, EOD technician, Detachment 20, EOD Mobile Unit Eight, helps clear a building during a July 1 training exercise with French commando's.
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http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/db3c646e3c5625a885256ecd0028bea6/$FILE/EOD%204.jpg

Petty Officer 1st Class Taylor B. Hatcher, Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, Detachment 20, EOD Mobile Unit Eight, talks with Marine Cpl. Bryan E. Napier during a simulate hostage rescue and improvised explosive device removal scenario July 1.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley A. Whitteker, Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, Detachment 20, EOD Mobile Unit Eight, looks inside a simulated bomb resting on the lap of a hostage during a training exercise July 1. The training gave the EOD technicians an opportunity to work alongside French commando's.
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CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - French commando's watch over Marine Cpl. Bryan E. Napier during a simulated hostage rescue July 1. The training offered an opportunity for U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Demolition technicians to work hand in hand with the French on their respective skills
MEGR
07-10-2004, 04:37 PM
Is EOD trained in Hostage Rescue now? BTW good pics.. Glad that the French Military and our boys are getting along. Hope both militaries get something from this.
hoganshero
07-10-2004, 05:18 PM
It looks from the photos as if the "hostage" was holding a bomb on his lap a la "if I let go it'll explode" scenario. Most likely the french commandos stormed and took the building/room and EOD defused the bomb thus freeing the hostage. but I don't really know maybe that's exactly what was going on, ie training the EOD in hostage rescue?
Dennis G
07-10-2004, 05:27 PM
Great photos
fantassin
07-10-2004, 05:31 PM
Can't see them....either they are ".mil" or they are huge....
He219
07-10-2004, 05:47 PM
both
;)
Zarathustra
07-10-2004, 05:50 PM
Can't see them....either they are ".mil" or they are huge....


same here... :|
MEGR
07-10-2004, 05:54 PM
It looks from the photos as if the "hostage" was holding a bomb on his lap a la "if I let go it'll explode" scenario. Most likely the french commandos stormed and took the building/room and EOD defused the bomb thus freeing the hostage. but I don't really know maybe that's exactly what was going on, ie training the EOD in hostage rescue?

Hehe.. Good point.
He219
07-10-2004, 06:01 PM
Can't see them....either they are ".mil" or they are huge....


same here... :|
Try these:


http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/French1.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/French2.jpg

http://img33.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/French3.jpg

Not as big as the Hi-Res, but they will have to do ...
p-)
Uncle Sam
07-10-2004, 08:32 PM
Great pics as usual...You bastard ! :lol:
Vance
07-10-2004, 08:33 PM
A friend of mine just came back from Djibouti. Apparently it's quite hot there :lol:
fantassin
07-11-2004, 02:20 AM
It worked; thanks He 219.

BTW, it's interesting to see the commando-marine finally wearing kevlars; pictures of them with "real helmets" (noy pro tec) are very rare.

Probably the lessons from combat coming from the US operators rubbing on them. Or they had to apply US SOPs or there were a lot of demo with steel cutting involved (French army rules...)
Jehuty
07-11-2004, 02:36 AM
Wow nice pics, too bad we can't access .mil sites here, they seem to have more hi-res pics of the French army than the French army website itself. :|
szr
07-11-2004, 02:43 AM
Great pics! woot

Interesting mounting bracket on the helmets of those EOD guys. Any info on that specific bracket?